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Event | Exploring Academia's Influence on the Bay Area Tech Sector

In the Bay Area, a cluster of high profile academic institutions have contributed to the growth of a robust, world-leading innovation ecosystem. But how do these relationships work and how do they bridge the gaps from academia to industry? Join our panel for an important conversation about the strong influence of academia on innovation ecosystems, and their subsequent evolution.
Presented in partnership with UBC Faculty of Applied Science and UBC Sauder School of Business.

Missed the event? Listen to the Alumni UBC Podcast for the full panel discussion here.

Dr. Marc-David Seidel - Director of the W. Maurice Young Centre for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research; The RBC Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR) at UBC Sauder School of Business